May 24, 2007

• No en banc review for lawless multi-billion dollar Exxon punitive damages award. Kozinski dissents, perhaps setting up Supreme Court review on a narrow question of admiralty law. [Volokh]
• Second Circuit Judge Winter opinion rules Judge Kaplan exceeded his authority in KPMG ruling, but permits him to dismiss case as a remedy. [WSJ; Ribstein; WSJ editorial; Henning]
• Oral argument in Watson v. Philip Morris case. [Sebok via Childs; earlier on POL]
• Germany drops war crimes case against Rumsfeld, but lawyer plans to forum-shop in Spain. [Legal Times; earlier on POL]
• Bipartisan bill, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act, introduced on health courts. [Common Good; Philip Howard podcast @ AJP]
• Richard Epstein on Twombly. [WSJ/AEI]